Claudine Aoun demand the inclusion of women rights in ministerial statement 

Prime Minister Hassan Diab received yesterday NCLW president, Claudine Aoun Rukuz, to discuss women’s concerns and rights. During the meeting, Rukuz hailed Diab’s move to appoint six women ministers in the new cabinet applying, as such, the anticipated 30% representation quota which is not yet ordained by law. Aoun suggested including a section on women’s issues and rights in the ministerial statement. Rukuz also presented Diab with the topics currently handled by NCLW and its goals and handed him a copy of its national action plan for the implementation of Resolution 1325. The latter, to recall, was ratified by the government this past September awaiting its implementation by the new cabinet. Discussion also touched on the various laws related to women that are still pending in the government and legislature. (Al Diyar, January 30, 2020)